Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is

14.3° C

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 2AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	0.5ft (0.1m)	12s
Evening (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12			Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 12	N 3	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	15	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	8	22	44	51	53	53	53	60	113	53	42	31	22	15	10
Wind (km/h)	NNE	W	SSW	S	SSE	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy
High Tide		5:12PM1.77m				5:31AM1.78m					6:20PM1.87m				6:33AM1.83m				7:19PM1.97m				7:31AM1.85m
Low Tide				11:17PM0.40m				11:46AM0.24m					00:20AM0.36m				12:43PM0.17m				1:19AM0.32m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—
	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	9	9	8	9	9	11	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	13	15	15	13	12	11	11	11	13
Feels °C	9	8	7	7	5	7	6	8	10	11	10	11	10	10	10	13	15	15	12	11	10	10	10	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 9	E 9	E 5	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 5
kJ	15	6	2	2	2	2	6	6	1	6	1	1	2	5	5	5	5	64	53	42	31	22	15	10
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 12	NE 12	E 8	—	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NNW 6
kJ	5	2	6	6	6	6	6	5	1	—	5	5	5	2	2	2	2	5	5	5	4	4	4	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 10	NE 12	N 9	NE 9	NE 12	NE 12	—	NE 9	NE 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	—	E 9	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 11	NE 10
kJ	2	3	6	6	4	6	2	3	5	5	—	3	4	2	2	2	—	2	2	2	2	11	10	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 5	ENE 5	NE 3	N 3	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	NNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	2	8	22	44	51	53	53	53	60	113	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Hicks Bay East Cape	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1
Distance (km)	59	59	120	120	120	120	120	175	186	127	121	188	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	23	23	80	121	178
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty													Kaituna Cut	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Kaituna Cut	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope
Rating (10 max)													1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	4
Header Global	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Etang-Sale Reunion	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bancoora Australia	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Puertecillo Chile	Lebu Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cobden Breakwater New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	8	8	5	9	6	6	6	5

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